Fire protection on the rise following historic Alberta wildfires
The province says fire departments have completed six times as many FireSmart assessments this year compared to the same time last year.
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The province says fire departments have completed six times as many FireSmart assessments this year compared to the same time last year.
Parkland County and Leduc County declared the bans after multiple grass fires broke out over the past few days.
Preparation is underway in communities across Alberta to prevent the kind of devastation last year's wildfire season did, with all signs pointing to the coming season being just as disastrous.
Some municipalities and counties in Alberta have instituted firework bans and fire restrictions to decrease the risk of human-caused wildfires.
Record blazes have left crews struggling to contain aggressive burns, with a shortage of personnel making things worse